Voice and Narration — NDA General Ability Test PYQs

Read the following pairs :
Active Voice
I. They laughed at his warnings and objected to all his proposals.
II. Do not insult the weak.
Passive Voice
His warnings were laughed at and his proposals were objected to.
You are advised to not insult the weak.
Identify the pair(s) wherein the Passive Voice is correctly stated and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Read the following pairs :
Direct Speech
I. The policeman said to us, "Where are you going?"
II. "Call the first witness", said the Judge.
Indirect Speech
The policeman asked where were we going.
The Judge said them to call the witness first.
Identify the pair(s) wherein the Indirect Speech is correctly stated and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Directions : The following items have a sentence in direct or indirect speech with four options. One of the options converts the direct or indirect speech into indirect or direct correctly. Select the correct option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet.

Convert from direct speech to indirect speech :
Charu said to her friend, "I want you to be here at 6.00 p.m. tomorrow for the meeting."

Directions : The following items have a sentence in direct or indirect speech with four options. One of the options converts the direct or indirect speech into indirect or direct correctly. Select the correct option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet.

Convert from direct speech to indirect speech :
Nitin said to his brother, "What a beautiful painting it is ?"

Directions : The following items have a sentence in direct or indirect speech with four options. One of the options converts the direct or indirect speech into indirect or direct correctly. Select the correct option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet.

Convert from indirect speech to direct speech :
The teacher asked her students why they had been quiet in the previous class.

Directions : The following items have a sentence in direct or indirect speech, followed by four options. One of the options correctly converts the direct speech into indirect speech. Select the most appropriate option and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.

Convert from direct into indirect speech.

Ayushi said to the group, "We have had enough of suffering today. It is time to march forward."

Directions : The following items have a sentence in direct or indirect speech, followed by four options. One of the options correctly converts the direct speech into indirect speech. Select the most appropriate option and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.

Convert from direct into indirect speech.

"Alas! We lost the match by one point," said the Captain

Directions : The following items have a sentence in direct or indirect speech, followed by four options. One of the options correctly converts the direct speech into indirect speech. Select the most appropriate option and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.

Convert from direct into indirect speech.

"Where were you last week ?" Alok asked Sheela

Directions : Following items have sentences in active voice with four options. One of the options converts the active voice into passive voice correctly. Select the most appropriate option and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.

The king who the people loved built the castle five centuries ago

Directions : Following items have sentences in active voice with four options. One of the options converts the active voice into passive voice correctly. Select the most appropriate option and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.

The company has recruited four hundred engineers who will have to complete an internship for three weeks